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The path along the cliffs leading to the castle is absolutely breathtaking. A very beautiful castle, and romantically lit in winter.

Egloffstein is absolutely worth seeing and has a lot to offer

One of the oldest castles in Franconian Switzerland. The exact year of construction is uncertain as there are no detailed written reports or investigations. Count Gozwin expanded Gößweinstein Castle into a fortress before 1062. In a written message from Bamberg Cathedral Dean Poppo to Bishop Gunther from 1062 it says “his stone (=fortress) was built with the greatest effort”. During this time, Counts Gozwin and Hermann von Habsberg fought a devastating feud.

Before 1180, Egloffstein Castle can be identified as the ancestral home of the Lords of Egloffstein. However, the first documented mentions only come from the years 1180 and 1184, in which Salmann was called “Henricus de Hegelofuesten” or “Heinricus de Agilulfi lapide” (from Latin lapide, stone). In 1509 the castle became a fiefdom of the bishops of Bamberg, but it remained in the possession of the von Egloffstein family to this day. In 1525 the town of Egloffstein was burned down in the Peasants' War, and in 1561 the Reformation gained a foothold in Egloffstein. The place was burned down twice during the Thirty Years' War. He came to Bavaria in the course of secularization in Bavaria. The associated town of Bieberbach was temporarily held by Hans von Streitberg in the second half of the 16th century.[4][5] 20th and 21st centuries In 1956 the title of climatic health resort was awarded and three years later Egloffstein was declared a market town. Source: Wikipedia

The ruins can also be climbed. The town of Leienfels itself has only 50 inhabitants

Here is a beautiful view of the Franconian 🤗❗

Lots of information about the state-approved climatic health resort at https://www.egloffstein.de/seite/de/markt/02/WB/Herzlich_willkommen.html

The way up to the castle and church is also worthwhile, even if you don't have a good view of the whole on site. A little below, at the Komtessenstieg, you have a beautiful view.